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Schlumberger agrees to sell Wilson International

Schlumberger Limited has entered into an agreement to sell its Wilson distribution business with National Oilwell Varco Inc.

Exelon looks to uprate Peach Bottom plant

   Exelon Nuclear will be asking the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to permit its Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in Pennsylvania to increase its power production level.

Arctic Spirit tanker hauling LNG, TX to Japan

   The bank that ships the most commodities, Morgan Stanley has hired a liquefied natural gas tanker to haul a cargo the 14,500miles from the United States to Japan.

CRANE WTA® bellows sealed globe valve

   CRANE ChemPharma Flow Solutions™ has added WTA® Bellows Seated Globe Valves, Chlorine Valves and Change-Over Valves to the CRANE ChemPharma product offering.

Green groups sue EPA for coal waste rules

The Environmental Protection Agency is being sued by Green groups to force the completion of the long-planned national regulations that will govern the disposal of coal ash, a power plant waste product.

San Emidio loan facility commitment letter signed

   Renewable energy company focused on the development, production and sale of electricity from geothermal energy, U.S.

NRC to hold Seabrook nuclear plant meeting

   Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorities will be meeting with the public in Hampton, New Hampshire this week as part of the commission's yearly safety performance assessment of the NextEra Energy Seabrook nuclear power plant.

Rosneft & ExxonMobil finalize joint venture

   Rosneft, Russian state oil firm, has finalized a joint venture with Exxon Mobil.

Cheniere Energy export terminal approved

Houston, Texas based Cheniere Energy Inc. has been granted government approval to build a facility that will make the company the first large-scale natural gas exporter in the United States.   Cheniere has said that regulators have approved the construction of the Sabine Pass LNG terminal in Cameron Parish, Louisiana.

Companies bid on offshore VA wind development

    Eight companies have bid to develop offshore wind farms off the coast of Virginia, two of which are companies based in the state; the state’s largest electric utility, Richmond-based Dominion Resources and Charlottesville-based Apex Virginia Offshore Wind LLC.